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December, 2011
 In The Know
    Time To Know's Digital Evolution News
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  School Showcase
A Texas school integrates student-owned  devices.
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Can BYOD fast-track a
1:1 implementation?  
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Make it a goal to get
grant funding in 2012!
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What should you know about getting results with
a 1:1  implementation?


 
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BYOD: Fad or Fab? Take our poll and tell us what you think.
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integrates student-owned devices into the classroom

When fiscal constraints would not allow the
Wylie Independent School District to buy each student his or her own computer, administrators came up with another option to enhance technology in the classroom.

"Why not allow [students] to use the netbooks and laptops they already use at home to support online platforms that would allow us to
enhance learning in the classroom?" says
Barbara Rudolph, principal.
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by Dr. John D. Richards


Recently states such as Texas, Florida, Indiana, and West Virginia have enacted legislation requiring digital curricula, confirming the accelerating penetration of digital curricula in K-12 classrooms. But for digital curricula to work in the classroom, every student and teacher needs a personal device.

The pressure to achieve 1:1 (one-to-one computing) is directly at odds with decreasing school budgets. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is a natural solution for schools looking to achieve 1:1.
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A student uses Time To Know on a classroom laptop. Davis Intermediate School is now in the beginning stages of integrating classroom machines with BYOD.

 
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Project Tomorrow's Speak Up 2010 study indicates that parents are increasingly likely to buy students of all grades their own devices for use in school.
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Time To Know-friendly grants are available in early 2012.

You want to fund another year
of Time To Know at your school. Your current budget won't cover it, and you know that an increase in government funding is not likely in the short term.

Where can you turn? Why not make a New Year's Resolution
to apply for private funding?

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You're not at BYOD yet, but you and your colleagues are thinking about 1:1 (one-to-one computing.)

Is it worth it? How do you properly implement 1:1 in order to see results?  What are trends and best practices?
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Do you have a BYOD New Year's Resolution or goal? Take our poll and tell us about it!
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   + 12/13 - Time To Know Tuesday: Differentiation  
   + 1/29 - 2/1 - TASA Midwinter Conference  
   + 2/1 -Digital Learning Day: National Town Hall Event  
   + 2/6-10 - TCEA    
   + 3/24-26 - ASCD Annual Conference and Exhibit  
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